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McKinley Vision: The McKinley School community provides a challenging academic and nurturing learning environment, which prepares and inspires students to pursue knowledge, strive for excellence, and contribute to a global society. 

Vision on School website

McKinley Vision Statement:

The McKinley School community envisions a strong and nurturing learning environment in which students demonstrate respect for themselves and others. Students meet or exceed established performance standards in all areas. The students have a variety of experiences that broaden their views of the world.

This vision is to be accomplished through:
 * a commitment to inspire excellence in each other as individuals and as world citizens;
 * staff, community, families and students serving as positive role models;
 * a code for student behavior;
 * use of community resources to enhance and expand the learning opportunities of students;
 * global education with the appreciation and respect for diversity;
 * flexible instructional strategies that meet individual student and grade level needs;
 * integration of fine arts through curricular and extracurricular activities;
 * support of character education;
 * appropriate resources for staff development, extracurricular activities, and facilities improvement;
 * a homework policy that builds upon classroom instruction;
 * regular communication and shared decision-making among families, the community, staff and the administration.

Vision Statement on School website